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By Cynthia Foster


Custom wall maps for sale are not just the old-fashioned roll out wall map used in the classroom. The map has come a long way since the 15th century when Portuguese cartographers with the help of experts, mapped out the first map of the continents and its populations. This is a time when people believed the world was flat. Now custom wall maps for sale are available for showing you, how, with the use of their technology, you can use these maps for many different applications from wall hangings to showcasing virtual 360 tours Durango CO experience on printed items for your home, office, or classroom.

Originally maps were hand drawn, on stone, animal skins, metals, wood, and horn. Since the printing press arrived in the mid 15th century, the paper has made maps available to the masses. Printing on cloth has only been around since the 17th century and used mainly by the British army for their maps during the war years in this century. Translucent printed maps that were lit up from behind, were first used in 1991 by the USA in the subway stations.

Vintage maps can be used to decorate furniture very effectively, drawer fronts decorated like this would give a lift to an otherwise dull chest of drawers. Boxes, lamps, and really any piece of furniture that you can imagine will all be spruced up with wall maps used to cover them.

A wall map framed with silhouette cut-outs overlaid, of a couple's romantic journey and how far they have come from when and where they met, is a very romantic and thoughtful gift for an anniversary or even as a start of the journey in a wedding gift. Imagine your partner, friend, husband or wife receiving this as a gift with the loving dedication you have put into it.

A light summer jacket or waistcoat is another use for this material, as printed map materials lend themselves to many applications, t and for the clever craftsperson, you will have no end of ideas of how to use this printed material of maps.

Maps can be laminated too or even printed on cloth for durability. Maps can be customized to your specific specifications, which is useful and unique in a way. Many different variations are available with this feature offered now online. You can also buy a digital mapping service online when browsing for maps and become a cartographer.

A map used as wallpaper in a travel agency just seems to make sense and would look stunning. Printed maps in cloth have been used on bed headboards too. In fact, there are very few surfaces that would not be improved with a printed wall map in either paper or cloth coverings. Two examples for paper use are picture frames and mirror frames.

You can now buy great custom wall maps for sale online to keep your bit of today's history visible.




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